"The infectious values and myths transmitted by bad sportswriters may be the deadliest words in the paper."

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Source : Robert Lipsyte (1975). “Sportsworld: an American dreamland”, Crown

Robert Lipsyte

#Paper Quotes #May Quotes #Myth Quotes

“A lot of Hollywood couples get married young and wind up growing out of their relationship.”
“But I would defy anyone to go back over the years and tell me anyone whose career I've ruined, anyone whom I've driven out of the service, anyone I've fired from a job.”
“The clear, unmistakable sign of a bureaucrat is somebody who worries about whether he has a window.”
“I believe that every life , irrespective of its events and setting, holds something of unique value, which it should be possible to communicate, if only one can first see one's experiences honestly and then set them down without too much dressing-up”
“When I say that I love you, I don't say it out of habit or to make conversation. I say it to remind you that you're the best thing that's ever happened to me.”
“When I was younger I thought I was an artist, and inspiration would just come to me.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“It's human nature to find patterns where there are none and to find skill where luck is a more likely explanation (particularly if you're the lucky manager).”
“If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.”

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